President Joe Biden‘s historic action on marijuana will likely have a significant impact on the 2024 election, potentially blunting the president’s slide with young voters and even earning him support from independents. Biden ordered the Department of Health and Human Services in late 2022 to study the effects of reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I […]
President Joe Biden may be trailing former President Donald Trump in the opinion polls, but the Democratic incumbent now has pulled ahead in one metric that will long outlive both their presidencies. Much ink was spilled during the Trump administration over his record-breaking pace of judicial appointments with the help of then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), […]
(The Center Square) — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a couple of bills into law on Thursday that he says are designed to prevent global elites from forcefully taking away the rights of Floridians. House Bill 989 will increase protection for customers of financial institutions, from unwarranted cancellations and restrictions. The bill also reduces the Florida state […]
(The Center Square) – Washington Republican candidate for governor Dave Reichert is blasting Gov. Jay Inslee over ongoing issues plaguing Washington State Ferries. “With nearly 40% of the vessels in the Washington State Ferries fleet out of service, I’m calling on Inslee to take immediate action on the mismanaged nightmare that happened on your watch,” a […]
(The Center Square) – Brad Knott hasn’t won yet, but the leading vote-getter in the 13th Congressional District primary has suspended her campaign ahead of the May 14 runoff. Former President Donald Trump – who else? – is the tipping point. Kelly Daughtry, daughter of former gubernatorial candidate Leo Daughtry, made the announcement on Thursday […]
(The Center Square) – When a jury convicted four former Commonwealth Edison leaders and lobbyists in a corruption case centered around a top state lawmaker, they hoped to send a message to Springfield that corruption wouldn’t be tolerated. “We’re tired of political corruption,” juror Amanda Schnitker Sayers said after weeks of testimony and days of […]
(The Center Square) – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed the abortion ban repeal into law on Thursday. At a packed signing ceremony in the Executive Tower, Hobbs and legislative Democrats touted the step as a victory, but only emphasized that their efforts are not completed. “And while I’m proud to sign this bill and provide […]
A lawyer was questioned by former President Donald Trump’s defense team in New York on Thursday about his efforts to reach nondisclosure agreements with high-profile figures and whether his work ever amounted to extortion. Trump’s attorney asked Keith Davidson, who represented two women now entangled in Trump’s hush money case, if he was worried about […]
President Joe Biden will present the country’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), former Vice President Al Gore, Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky, and 17 other people with White House pageantry on Friday. “President Biden often says there is nothing beyond our capacity when we act together,” […]
EXCLUSIVE — The Independent Council on Women’s Sports filed a brief to the United Nations in the wake of the Biden administration’s Title IX overhaul, detailing both the physical and psychological anguish girls will be forced into when competing against men in sports. In a letter submitted to Reem Alsalem, the United Nations special rapporteur […]
